The Niger State Police Command has arrested six suspected members of a notorious kidnapping syndicate allegedly operating along the Suleja and Kontagora axes, with links to Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi states.The spokesperson for the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement at the weekend said the syndicate used private vehicles to lure unsuspecting victims under the guise of offering them lifts before allegedly drugging and abducting them to hideouts in neighbouring states.According to the PPRO, istigation began after a case of criminal conspiracy and suspected kidnapping was reported at the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Minna, on May 14, 2026.The police said the case involved a woman and her infant who were allegedly abducted by unknown gunmen in Suleja on February 7, 2026, while on her way to the market.Two days after the abduction, the victim’s relatives reportedly received a call from an unknown number demanding N50 million ransom for her family.Relatives allegedly raised N9.5 million, which was paid in instalments into three different bank accounts bearing different names.Despite the payment, the victim was not released and the abductors allegedly threatened to k!ll her.The victim eventually managed to escape, leaving behind personal belongings.